Girl found dead in empty house in Ishikawa
The body of a 16-year-old girl has been discovered with her hands bound with duct tape in an empty house in Ishikawa Prefecture.
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King of Saudi Arabia is visiting Japan
King Salman is accompanied by more than 1,000 people, including cabinet ministers and members of the royal family.
Housekeeping workers arrive from Philippines
25 Filipino women have arrived in Japan to engage in housekeeping work under the government's strategic special zone program.
Japan Post considers rate hikes for online stores
Officials at Japan Post have begun discussing their plan to ask online stores to pay more for package delivery.
1 missile dropped 200 km from mainland Japan
Japan's government says one of the ballistic missiles launched by North Korea on Monday likely came the closest ever to the country's coast.
Mysterious fireball seen over Japan
A flying fireball was observed in skies across Japan on Wednesday morning.
Number of drivers tested for dementia to surge in Japan
Japanese police estimate more than 10 times as many elderly drivers will have to undergo dementia tests under new rules this year.
Japan eyes expanded role for foreign farm specialists
With its agricultural population on the decline, Japan needs to put foreigners to work on farms.
Yamato parcel delivery provider to hike rates for 1st time in 27 yrs
Japan's leading door-to-door parcel delivery provider plans to raise its base shipping fees by the end of September for the first time in 27 years.
Simultaneous launches of 4 ballistic missiles by N. Korea a threat to Japan
The head of Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force has described the simultaneous launches of 4 ballistic missiles by North Korea as a threat to Japan and its neighbors. The 4 missiles fired from North Korea’s west coast on Monday flew about 1,000 kilometers toward the Sea of Japan. 3 of them are believed to have landed […]
